Department of Experimental Psychology, Life and Mind Building, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3EL The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic. We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join STARPOL (Socio-Spatial Thermal justice, A new analytics model for navigating polycrises), a new £1.18m UKRI funded project led by an interdisciplinary team examining psychological, architectural, genetic, and engineering determinants of thermal injustice in housing. The project is led by University of Strathclyde together with Universities of Oxford, Bath, and Edinburgh and involves working with internationally leading experts in experimental/environmental psychology, architecture, design, engineering, law and genetics as well as leading industry experts across sectors. The post is based on at the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford but would involve close collaboration with the other institutions and occasional travel to Strathclyde, Bath, and Edinburgh. The post is fixed-term for 2 years and is offered on a full-time basis working 37.5 hours per week with a start date of 1 July 2026 or as soon as possible after. Located in the new, purpose-built Life and Mind Building a multidisciplinary research and teaching facility. Project details The role As a Research Associate, you will play a lead role in relation to a design and delivery of Work packages led by the University of Oxford supported by the Work Package led by University of Strathclyde involving qualitative data collection methods and liaising closely with practising architects, biomedical engineers, and, on occasion, engineers across the UK. About you We would like to hear from you if you already have a PhD in experimental/environmental psychology and/or applied crossmodal research. Along with the ability to design largescale studies to collect and/or analyse and understand quantitative (and possibly also qualitative) data sets and information. An emerging publication record, and research interests that align with the applied multisensory themes of the project, namely, experimental and/or environmental psychology, multisensory perception research, are also required. What We Offer As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: • An excellent contributory pension scheme • 38 days annual leave • A comprehensive range of childcare services • Family leave schemes • Cycle loan scheme • Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans • Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs Application process